What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ralph Lauren Product Management Associate, RRL position at BoF Careers?
Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.
Position Overview
Support the ACC/FW/Home and OW teams with development and tracking of materials, product development, and production for Product Management Team (full product life cycle) of product. Partner with the Design, Merchandising, Technical Design teams as well as the Regional Sourcing Offices.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.
Position Overview
Support the ACC/FW/Home and OW teams with development and tracking of materials, product development, and production for Product Management Team (full product life cycle) of product. Partner with the Design, Merchandising, Technical Design teams as well as the Regional Sourcing Offices.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Communicate daily with overseas offices, factories, and vendors.
- Follow up and track quoted deliveries for materials and products to ensure on time seasonal deliveries.
- Assist in developing best in-class materials to meet the aesthetic, functional, and cost requirements of the brand.
- Support seasonal costing by communicating with vendors to procure costing, achieve targets, and keep systems up-to-date.
- Work closely with cross functional partners to ensure on-time approvals of fabric, trims, samples, and bulk.
- Ensure all incoming and outgoing submits/samples are properly organized, tagged, and recorded.
- Ensure all systems are up-to-date with delivery and pricing info. Work with team to create and update POs for product.
- Attend weekly WIP meetings with internal teams and overseas partners.
- Send and receive packages via appropriate courier services and maintain clear tracking records. Track physical submits and samples sent to NY office and international partners.
- Address issues with creative solutions and problem solving in addressing issue and roadblocks; assist in escalation decisions for the brand cross functionally.
- Demonstrate skills needed to manage communication with cross functional partnerships
- Strong organizational skills with detailed attention to product information
- PLM, GFE , Airtable systems knowledge preferred
- MS Excel required
- Team player
- Experience in material development strongly preferred